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So his international basketball cred is active and this week he went on Fullcourt Passport, a podcast focused on the NBA’s wider world, taking questions from Boki Nachbar, the former Net and Euroleague player, and veteran NBA writer Ric Bucher. His big take: the globalization of NBA has dramatically changed the sport from scouting to ownership. “You and I were playing, there were 40, 50 maybe foreign players. And now you look around and I think a quarter of the league is foreign,” he told Nachbar.“ (It’s actually more, about a third.) Of course, it’s not just about percentages. The league, Marks said, is changing in a lot of ways, particularly in places like teams’ scouting departments. coaching offices and development systems. “The NBA has completely embraced that,” Marks said, noting that the league cannot ignore any possibility, not when four international players have won the last seven MVP Awards. “The game has become so global and worldly. It is a copycat league, right? We are all trying to copy off who is doing something different and who has got the next greatest thing.”
He said that environment is reshaping how teams evaluate prospects. “We want players that want to win,” Marks said. “So you sit there and go, why did you move? Did you just move purely for the money or was it a role or was it the coach?” Marks closed by addressing NBA Europe and expansion, calling it “a heck of an opportunity” if done carefully. “The talent will rise,” he said, while stressing that the league must continue to respect the history and structure of basketball in Europe.
The Brooklyn Nets have signed head coach Jordi Fernandez and his entire coaching staff to multi-year contract extensions, sources told ESPN on Monday. Nets owner Joe Tsai and general manager Sean Marks landed on the extensions with the staff this week, sources told ESPN, showing long-term commitment to Fernandez after two seasons at the helm.
Michael Scotto: Brooklyn Nets GM Sean Marks on signing head coach Jordi Fernandez and his entire coaching staff to multi-year extensions: “Jordi is a tremendous leader who, along with his coaching staff, put his stamp on this franchise from the moment he arrived in Brooklyn. Over his first two seasons, Jordi has built a strong foundation rooted in player development, a competitive spirit and honest communication, all of which have been embraced throughout our roster. The energy and passion the entire staff relentlessly pour into our players reverberates throughout the organization, and we are excited to have this group continue to lead our franchise into the future.”
Nets say they’ve signed HC Jordi Fernandez and his staff to multi-year extensions. After cycling through coaches in years before his hire, Nets landed a great young coach in Fernandez. “We are excited to have this group lead us into the future,” GM Sean Marks said in statement: pic.twitter.com/Sm2ptopPWE
— Ian Begley (@IanBegley) April 20, 2026
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Porter is entering the final year of a five-year contract in 2026-27, which would pay him nearly $41 million. Thus, the 27-year-old (turning 28 in June) is up for an extension, and fortunately for him, it comes after the best individual season of his NBA career, where he averaged 24/7/3 as a true first option. Marks admitted as much on Monday: “You look at his usage — it’s the highest it’s ever been. I don’t think anybody questioned whether he could shoot, but I think, could he be a number one option? And I think for us, he’s the number-one option. And I just enjoyed the person, I enjoyed being around him. I think he’s a fun-loving guy. He’s curious, as we all know.”
”I think in the summer there’s going to be a lot of those discussions” he said. “Whether it’s with Michael … there’s a variety of decisions we have to make with a variety of our players on the team. But in terms of a long-term build, short-term build, I think we’ve positioned ourselves over the last year or two to maintain flexibility and have optionality, which I’m really looking forward to.”
After two arduous years of tanking, Nets fans want to know whether their team is going to flip the switch and accelerate their rebuild — and if so, when. GM Sean Marks’ answer was as evasive as expected. “It depends a little on what becomes available. You just never know,” said Marks. “We’ve put this Nets team and franchise in a place to be able to be opportunistic. Does that fit our timeline? Does this particular trade work for us right now? “You can always add talent, but does that talent fit our approach and for the development of these young guys, fit in with the group we have? So, those are discussions I look forward to having with Jordi [Fernández] and the rest of the coaching staff, front office, mostly Joe [Tsai] — when we want to add and how we want to add.”
Michael Porter: Michael Porter Jr. said he's had brief conversations with #Nets GM Sean Marks and assistant GM Andy Birdsong at his exit interview, but hasn't yet had substantive extension discussions and doesn't have clarity on Brooklyn's long-term plans yet. #NBA
Evan Wasch, an executive vice president with the NBA, reminded Sean Marks that the potential changes would be implemented next season so teams would have some time to change strategies, said those three executives on the call granted anonymity by The Athletic to share sensitive discussions. Then Wasch asked NBA commissioner Adam Silver if he wanted to weigh in. “I would just say, Sean,” Silver said, “you could assume for next season your only incentive will be to win games.”
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Timing is everything. In life, and in the Giannis Antetokounmpo chase. The two-time MVP has long been Brooklyn’s white whale, with The Post having reported since 2023 that GM Sean Marks has been hoarding assets in case the Bucks star ever became available. Now that Antetokounmpo is finally on the market, the Nets are committed to a rebuild. But the timing — and the tank — may not keep the Nets from at least making an offer for Antetokounmpo, the dream target long atop their wish list. Multiple sources have told The Post that the Nets planned to tank for two seasons and be viable in Year 3.
Brian Lewis: Nic Claxton on if he goes to #Nets GM Sean Marks about trade rumors: "I've almost been traded before. Sean, he has an open-door policy. You can always go talk to him whenever you want; but that's for my agents to take care of. I'm just here as long as I'm here." #NBA
It was the easiest “yes” of his career after Riccardi was denied 89 times by NBA teams for three years straight, he told The News in 2022, before former Nets executive Bobby Marks offered him the unpaid role. The big move coincided with three consecutive seasons of losing for the then-New Jersey Nets, but it was valuable on-the-job training for Riccardi, who learned the ropes under Marks and current general manager Sean Marks [no relation]. Once his internship ended, he officially joined the organization in 2010 as a basketball operations assistant. Over 13 years, Riccardi gained high-level experience in a variety of scouting and management responsibilities for the Nets, who, like the Mavericks, underwent significant changes. Brooklyn relocated from New Jersey and had three ownership changes, four general managers and 11 head coaches (six full-time and five interim), which is how Riccardi crossed paths with Kidd and Andrew Baker, now the Mavericks’ vice president of basketball strategy and analytics.
Lucas Kaplan: asked Sean Marks about how the Nets felt about and/or handled Michael Porter Jr.'s summer of media appearances and quotes: "Those conversations that myself and a group have had with Michael will remain internal. I think this is, as Jordi alluded to, a new environment for him, a new market, new expectations, new roles, both on the court and in the locker room for him. "So I think he's, one, finding his way. I think, you know, we'll just basically leave it at that. But I mean, he knows where the organization stands on certain issues and topics, and you know, this market is a little different than where he was."